Gnat Likes....

Let met start by saying that my tent/shelter set up is far from being the lightest.  I'm a full coverage guy except for a few places that I know don't have bugs.    I need a true shelter for comfort and piece of mind.   My shelter of choice for solo adventures, my Nemo Gogo Tent.  

NEMO is a New England based company specializing in making outdoor equipment.   I don't know much about the company, but I took notice of the tents because of their patented Air Supported Technology.   That's a legal way of saying it uses air tubes for support instead of traditional poles.   It's light and tough for it's weight.  

My Gogo tent has a packed weight of 2.5lbs.   As I said, it's not as light as a tarp set up nor is it as light as a bivy, thus ruling out the super ultra light folks.   But it's pretty light though and works well.   It's a pretty tight the first few times in it with an internal height of about 2 feet.  It isn't big enough to change clothes in, but its stable in the wind, provides protection from the elements and has a little bit of room to keep your stuff inside as opposed to out.  This is important to me as I keep my camera equipment inside my tent.   It also sets up quickly.   

One comment.   This is a single wall tent.   The fabric is nice, but I've had a fair amount of condensation build up when I had to fully zip up the tent due to rain.  I usually sleep with only the door screen zipped up and don't have issues.   

I've used this tent in the southwest, midwest and northwest with not a single issue.   

Note:  I purchased this tent and have no affiliation with NEMO in any way.